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Tonight, the moon


A near full moon in the
southern sky
& from my vantage point: an endless
horizon of sea, a great
silver mirror

Do not make
the same mistake twice

Hi Taigaku ~

The setting and the thought? Such an expansive, peaceful, eternal quality to what your eyes take in externally; contrasted with your restrictive, internal directive that reveals the [your] overall situation to be somehow flawed.

The conclusions that we are able to reach for ourselves, through the backdrop and illumination that nature can so uniquely bring. In this scene, the light glows from out of the night sky; the mirror of the sea both reflects that light and, together with the light, illuminates the situation and the self within it.

I like this poem very much, and want to understand it. It took me from feeling soothed, to feeling the tension of caution and concern. It's as though you have the world in front of you, with endless possibilities. Yet, it could all be so quickly lost, if you fail to remember what you've learned.

OK, I'm done trying .

~ Elizabeth

Thanks, lizzytysh!

I think you have pinned the poem down as much as it can be pinned down... And beautifully so

There is a tension there, yes. An uncomfortable restriction. One's own boundaries extending into the outside world...

And yet: It's all subtly moonlight-clear. So much so, you might miss it..

Hi Taigaku ~

I so appreciate your feedback on my reading of it. It's as though you have the whole world, literally and figuratively, in front of you.....yet self-admonition enters in and perceptions immediately change. Thanks so much for your helpful last sentence, "And yet: It's all subtly moonlight-clear. So much so, you might miss it.." What a great denouement.

~ Elizabeth

Taigaku~

"Don't turn on the light......." L Cohen

"....But we decide which is right, and which is an illusion." Moody Blues: 'Nights in White Satin'

~Makera